Enoch Chihana is not son of North Malawi, DPP raps Aford leader
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials on Sunday attacked president of Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Enoch Chihana who is also the son of the founder of the party, Thom Chakufwa Chihana, saying he is not the real son of the soil in the northern region.
DPP regional governor for the north Kenneth Sanga said this during the political rally at Uliwa primary school, in Karonga district.
According to Sanga, Chihana is from the central region, Kasungu, hence his mission to persuade the northerners to support the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president in the coming 2019 tripartite elections.
“May be you don’t know where Enoch Chihana is from, he is from Kasungu not Rumphi as he claims. He is here to deceive people from the north to vote for MCP, a party which mistreated our ancestors,” said Sanga.
He said Chihana previously contested for parliamentary seat in his home district Kasungu under the banner of United Democratic Front (UDF) but did not succeed.
Other people who know Enoch at the rally, disclosed that he was his real mother is from Kasungu.
During the rally former Aford law maker Green Lulilo Mwamondwe who is also the founder the party said northerners should not be deceived with revamp movement of Aford.
According to Mwamondwe the main agenda of Aford was to end one party system of government and not to rule the country.
“I was the one who took part in strengthening Aford and if some of you don’t know its history, the party’s main agenda was to deal with one party system of government of which we accomplished,” said Mwamondwe.
Adding “if some new blood claim you should support them during 2019 general elections just rubbish them. Such individuals are power hungry, not to help us.”
But Aford lawmaker in Karonga Central Frank Mwenifumbo trashed DPP, saying they are making such remarks because they are afraid of Aford which has been rejuvenated.
“I really salute the work that Mwamondwe did to Aford but to tell people that the party’s aim was to deal with one party system of government is a total lie,” said Mwenifumbo in a telephone interview.
According to Mwenifumbo, Aford is the only party that will bailout problems faced by northerners as well as Malawi as a whole and its main agenda of advancing democracy and good governance remains the same.
Effort to talk to Chihana proved futile as his mobile phone was out of reached.
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Its sad to see old men like these one lose respect on petty issues. So how is one’s origin to do with development and uplifting the peoples lives? This is Sad..vuto la anthu wopanda nfudo…Njala imatuma tu.
He is from the north, so what? why should they start kumkumba munthu today? He is already an MP ku Rumphi uko, now for DPP to say today, today, today that Enock is from the Central region is when u can see that DPP is too tribalistic gentlemen!!!!! Kodi tonsefe tikhale ochekera region imodzi, zitheka? Even you a Green Mwamondwe, the whole of u aaaaaaaaaaa shame on you!!! shame on you!!!!!!! we will support Chihana. Nthawi yonseyi kumbuyoku u never mentioned this, why today? what are u afraid of? am saying shame on you please!
A Sanga , inuyo mumakayankhula zimenezo kuti mutani, buying favour from who? SHAME!
Why must DPP perpetuate the politics of identity,tribalism and regionalism? It doesn’t matter whether Chihana is from Thyolo or Kasungu or Rumphi! What matters and what Malawians including those from the north will be interested in is what does he bring to the Malawian table? Such comments to me clearly show that some mentally challenged politicians thrive in regionalism and tribalism. So if he is from Kasungu does it imply that Malawians from the North must not vote for him? Or Malawians from the north must always vote for someone from that region? We no longer need ethnic or regional consciousness in this era. What we need is civil consciousness with its struggle against class and not ethnic identities. You are pathetic sir!
Mr Telon, you must be a double blinded fool. Cant you see yourself that the issue here is about elections? It is about Aford supporting MCP in the forthcoming elections, cant you see that? DPP is opening the eyes of the northerners that Chihana should not fool them into supporting MCP in the 2019 elections. How then can you disassociate elections with this statement when you can clearly see that these people are talking about elections? Eyes you have but you cannot see. Be informed Telon that Santana is not a Lhomwe. I come from one of the Lakeshore districts in the central region. To be specific, NKK. You people are always hurt because of political languages. Politicians will talk anything when they want to win support even if it is a careless talk or a blatant lie. Why do you open bowels with every talk? Having diarrhoea just because some politicians have bashed Chihana? Does Chihana know you? Let us speak things on the ground. Remove cobwebs in your brains and try to see things as they unfold.
Santana, are you from Nkhotakota? kikkkkkkkk sheeee hahahahahahahahahaha!! uzichenjera ada. tikulimbana tokha tokha koma zilibwino mpaka tipezana hahahahahahahaha. ndibwera holiday ya December
Santana I will be wasting my time arguing with a triple fool like you. Are you telling us that you always back wa Geffrey because you come from the same district? Santana you have high degree of emotional instability because you use emotions in your arguments instead of reasoning. I also come from a lake shore district but I use brain as opposed to emotions. You always have excessive desire to impress readers but in the negative way and if you have a clue about what you are talking about it would be the size of your smallest thought.
Mr Third World, What can Msowoya comment on a party which every Malawian see it is dead? It is only Msowoya who can see life in Aford. He can see Aford breathing while at the same time the doctors are about giving him the Death certificate. I wonder why people are wasting time discussing Aford.
Before Chakufwa Chihana came, his surname was Enock Katola Phiri. He still has strong ties with the Katola family because when his mother ditched or dumped Chakufwa she married Ariel Katola Phiri. Katola left MCP in the 90s and joined UDF. When DPP came, Enock joined DPP. When JB came he joined PP. He is in AFORD now. Anyway, he has that freedom but he is another greedy person. He was very dull at Kasungu Secondary School. I can’t remember how many classes he repeated. Very dull.
Yayi tere ndyale nizovuta zedi ndani safuna kulya nawo ndrama in politics.Aford needs to join forces with parties to change the status quo.
Musiyeni atchogolere chipani cha atate wake imwe.Atupele nayeso tere niwavinyawu ku bunda uko ku lilongwe. Tchono naye amutchotcha pa mpando?
The PPE Act does not stop anyone to contest anywhere as long as they meet requirements…..the requirements dont include where you come from…You need toi be atleast 18 for an MP, have an MSCE or can pass an english test by MEC, you need to a registered voter…..so someone from Chitipa can choose to contest in Nsanje or anywhere…thats why we had Gift Mwamondwe & Themba Mkandawire as MPs for Ndirande…..
Coming to Lulilo Mwamondwe, he has no money…he finsihed his money drinking Carlbserg Special Brew pa ma bar apa turn ku Karonga and he is trying to survive. His Kafed secondary xool business flopped…..a very useless old man who never invested his money. Kutha uku…….during the 2014 parlimenatry elections he got 1186 votes in Karonga North West out of 46000..akagwere
Winston Msowoya, where are you? I miss your comments!
Atupelenso ali guru lomwelo mukapitiliza mungoyamba udani a DPP
Mwasowa chonena Bambo DPP SHOULD SAY THE SAME TO ATUPELE YOU ARE CREATING PROBLEMS AND ENIMITY
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Winston Msowoya, where are you? I miss your comments1
Winston Msowoya,where are you? I miss your comments!
Does it meant that your recognise kwao kwa munthu chifukwa cholowola? You guys must be very funny. Why did you accept him to contest in the north in the first place? You are not serious. Tsankho limeneri silikuthandizani anthu a kumpoto.
CHINDERE CHAKUFIKAPO
Mwamondwe Why? mwamondwe why?Chimdala iwe ndiwe chindere chomene ndipo ufwe nyifwa yakuwawa chomene.Mutu wako ukuyenda?I did not know that you can go such very low because of bloody money ddp has given you.Enock whereever you are do not be bothered by these desperate attempts of kicks of a dying horse of ddp.They are spending sleepless nights by your mo es.
THIS IS TYPICAL OF NORTHERNERS. THEY HAVE NO LOVE FOR PEOPLE OF OTHER REGIONS. ENOCH’S FAHER CHAKUFWA WAS FROM RUMPHI AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DISOWNING HIM ARE NOT EVEN FROM RUMPHI. IT IS GOOD THAT THIS TRASH HAS COME FROM THESE TWO NORTHERN IDIOTS. AND DPP IS LOVING IT
Sanga u r stupid.mwambo waku north mwana ndi wamwamuna how can u push mwana was chihana not to be the northern. Pachakuti pako.mwamondwe umphawi uwo. Mukufunaso akutumeni kunja.
Senseless and insensitive statements coming from stupid idiots we call leaders in a country called MALAWI. What’s wrong with anyone coming from any part of the country doing politics or leading any party anywhere?
So if Chihana is from Central region because his mother is Chewa, does that prohibit him from claiming Rumphi as his home? His father is from Rumphi, which means he is from Rumphi as well. Let’s say – Kasungu and Rumphi, both are his home districts.
There was a time when Aford had 33 MPs in Parliament. The whole north was one under Chakufwa. This is the time when Aford made an alliance with MCP which was under Chakwamba, the man who was able to woo the whole Lower Shire to vote for MCP-Aford alliance. The party flopped to make it into Sanjika. Thas time MCP was not as divided as it is now. That time Aford was really party of the north. Both were strong parties in their regions not this time when the party from the south has penetrated both regions to the extent of having MPs. And there was a time when UDF, one of the biggest parties in the south supported MCP to atleast win the elections. The party flopped. What is surprising me is why should MCP be so sure that it can win the votes in 2019? Can MCP really bank its win on the dead Aford? Mwenefumbo himself cannot do anything to revamp Aford. Chihana and Mwenefumbo just want to fool the northerners so that if MCP wins these guys should be rewarded. Kudyera masuku pamutu. MCP will never win, abale zinazi tamavomerani!!!!!
Santana is an irreparable fool. The issue here is DPP dis owning Enoch as a Northerner not winning elections. Why do u always talk of DPP winning elections even when that has nothing to do with elections. When we say Lhomwes r fools its not an insult. If u r eating with DPP just keep on eating until the day you will say bye to that feasting. Please sometimes think outside elections. Man can not live on bread alone.
No wonder DPP is a party of regionalism. We are all Malawians. The issue of paying lobola or not does not concern you a DPP, its a family issue. May be a Sanga you want to be the son of Chakufwa Chihana. The problem is that things are in a mess now with DPP and do not have mfundo zenizeni.
Green is right.
Enoch ‘s mum is Mrs Katola of kasungu west not north.
He indeed contested there once as MP under UDF when he was working as a personal assistant (special) to Dr Muluzi
Kicks off the dying horse.I didn’t know there are so many unprincipled fools in the north.What is wrong with Enock campaigning for Chakwera?I thought these opportunist fools are also doing the same for this Ngulu man called Peter Mutharika, who mercilessly practices tribalism against their fellow tribesmen in the north?
Whether Enock hails from Kasungu by virtue of being adopted by Katola Phiri of Kasungu,he is a northerner by being born from a father from Rumphi because Tumbukas are patrilineal and a father has a more parental influence and controls the child.If Enock lost a parliamentary contest in Kasungu,it means he is less acceptable in his motherland than his fatherland and therefore,feels more comfortable to interact with the electorates in Rumphi and north in general than in Kasungu.Enock is a northerner, period.
Mwamondwe has described Enock as self-centered, aren’t Malawi’s current problems the result of Peter Mutharika’s self-centered ness? When others remind the Malawian president of prevailing corruption and tribalism,he calls his critics and all Malawians stupid.The fact is, DPP is a party full of selfish, corrupt,and self-centered people led by Peter Mutharika.Enock Chihana and his Aford leaders want to contribute to a better Malawi by telling people the evils of DPP leaders and what can be done to end them- the only possible way is to vote for good leadership in 2019 and not continuing with the status quo.
The problem with most northern politicians is that they would rather be trumpers on their own people and fulfil their selfish egos than effectively represent their people and promote selflessness and be advocates of a corrupt- free society.Sanga and Mwamondwe can never hoodwink northerners because DPP has done more damage to the region in eleven years than MCP in thirty years.
Amuna, Enoch Chihana is really from Kasungu not North as claimed. he indeed contested for a parliamentary seat in 2004 on a udf ticket In kasungu.
so if he is from, then he not a Malawian? Cheap politics of regionalism. a Mwamondwe mahara ghamala just leave politics
Iwe Matako wayankhula ngati munthu wa nzeru koma ndiwe opusa kwambiri unamvapo tsiku limodzi Chakufwa akuti Enoch simwana wake?? Vuto ndi Atate a mwana osati mwanayo ayi…..kaya Katola analera ife tilibe nazo ncchito koma Enoch ndi Mbwenu basi chifukwa tate wake om’beleka anali mbwenu zili kwa iye kusewela game yoti iwina ku kasungu kaya ku rumphi ndi m’malawi basi ku kasungu kwawo ku rumpinso kwako
Malawians! Tribalism will not get us far. We see all the other people in the World who are vigilant on tribal sectors will not go far. Does it really matter where the leader who wants to bring development is coming from? Unless you tell us that He is after something. Lets unite and develop Malawi. we shall forever remain backward we will be the enemy those are mentioned in our National Anthem.
Please remember also to tell people that the DPP President you are campaigning for comes from the North lol
Translation. Lulilo mwamondwe you have sunk very low ; you are being used by traitors
Luliro Mwamondwe lore wingila pasi abanyambuta banda ukukubombesha imbombe wapinuka
Mwamondwe you are aan idot.. kusaka ndalama kokhakokhaku… founding the party does not mean you own the party, and does not mean the party can fail to succeed because you are not there.. fokofu zako hiyaa
Chisiru cha munthu, zayamba liti kumpoto ana kukhala a mukazi? Asanga mwapenga kwangosala kuvula! Magazi a anthu aja mumapha ayamba kukuzunzani pano. Muwuzene muzanu Dausi uja munkaphera limozi kuti mulape. Chakwera alibe magazi mumanja koma inu Asanga mwapha anthu ambiri ku nkhatabay. Inuyo musaime apo ndikunena nkhani yakupha chifukwa mumanja mwanu muli magazi a anthu ambiri.
senseless speech, even though if Enock is coming from any part of the country is free to form any organization.
Well, this confirms how pathetic our politicians are. We are told that in the north your native home is where your dad comes from. So If my memory serves me right Chakufwa was from Rumphi and therefore Enock is from there also. And even if Enock was from Kasungu is that reason enough to not practice politics in the north? This is a big shame coming from a party that has vividly lost ground. We wonder what sort of language and lies the blue party will tell us next year and 2019. Theft, tribalism and corruption can make people run out of ideas.
I am now certain that DPP North is full of idiots led by master idiot Sanga. How can he say Enoch is not a Northener just because he is promoting Chakwera from the Central region. Is Peter , the one he is supporting, from the North? No wonder his regional committee is falling apart. No matter what DPP will not amass votes in the North. DPP is failing to conduct rallies in Mzuzu. Why? They know they will be chased away.
Very unfortunate that the so called Green Lulilo Mwamondwe is Rubbishing himself just like that, this He GOAT shall die ngati galu panseu. Fokofu zako……ENOCK Bravoooooooo
Abale tisiye zodana because of where we come from. Don’t destroy our country Enock is a Malawian. He has the right to support the party of his choice. It is evil to blame him because of where his mother comes from. Those comments if indeed are true are very irrational and irrisponsible and unacceptable.
Atumbuka amatero, anthu atsankho. Kodi Enoch analakwitsa kukhala waku kasungu?. Utsogoleri waanthu aku north udzakhala ovuta pa Malawi. North Malawi singayime pa yokha! Small region with many tribes. Atonga, aphoka, atumbuka, anyachusa, alambwa, ankhonde, and many more languages. Kusonyeza kuti ndinu anthu osagwirizana.
Kodi iwe Chipoka System, don’t you know that both speakers are DPP. These two (Sanga and Mwamondwe) have been sent by DPP powers to instill fear into northerners about Chihana being from Kasungu. This is should be stopped. It does not matter who leads Aford as long as he a good leader.
Please learn to accept reality though it pains.
All tribes in Malawi practice TSANKHO, and those tribes that deported teachers hailing from the northern region back to their northern region are even too dangerous to Malawi’s unity. But I get intrigued with the oneness among citizens in the north. They always help one another even if that they were engaged in an arguments some days ago. Whether one is a Lambya or Tumbuka or Nyakyusa, they always do things together without digging out if one is from RU, KA, NM or MZ. It seems their language and culture, coupled by wise advice from their forefathers, they always get united them. They are like Jews.
Fools. If the mother to Enoch Chihana comes from Kasungu mmesa munthu akalowoledwa kwanu kumpoto komweko mumati mkazi ndi ana basi mwatenga ndiakwao kwa mwamuna? Lero mukufuna kutsutsana ndimwambo wanu womwe? Mwasowa zokamba mbuzi inu. Go Enoch go and campaign for Chakwera atseguke mmimba a DPP wa.
lol haahahahahahh mantha okhaokha awa, dpp ili ndi vuto heavy.
Chakufwa did not pay lobola for Enoch’ s mother. That is why the mother later got married to Eliya Katola the iconic MCP legislator.
Mr Katola adopted Enoch and his sister and they were known as Enoch and Nina Katola. Enoch changed his name to Chihana after failing to win the Kasungu seat and was trying his luck in Rumphi where he was mercilessly pummelled by the late professor Moses Chirambo.
So yes it’s true, Enoch is from Kasungu.
Upon age of majority he was free to choose his identity. When Chafukwa was in Zambia and Botswana he never lost touch with his children. As a matter of fact, growing up with Enoch in Area 10 it was always Enoch Katola Chihana.
But that doesn’t stop him from leading a party and campaign for it. If this regionalistic spirit continues then I am afraid Malawi will not go anywhere.
Enock and Nina Katola???? Hehehehe. They were just using that name to pass PSLC exams in those days. You know what I mean.
Iwedi ndiwe matako, chokhalira cha munthu, chopanda nzeru. Enoch is from both Rumphi & Kasungu and therefore free to contest where he chooses.
Should we say Enoch is a child born out of wedlock- mwana wapathengo kapena kuti mwana wakuchigololo.
Mr. Chakufwa Chihana did not pay lobola? Could it be on an account of his imprisonment for being a subversive element during the old MCP regime? So who was the lady with Chakufwa during his trial in 1992 and the 1994 general elections campaigns? Matako, divulge more information on those areas.